Supernumerary Phantoms: A Comment on Grossi, et al.'s (2002) Spare Thoughts on Spare Limbs

2003 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brugger
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
Phantom Limbs

A recently published case report of a supernumerary phantom limb in a man with left-sided hemiplegia did not take note that this phenomenon has been extensively documented in the neurological literature for well over 100 years. The present comment provides a brief introduction to the clinical and experimental approaches to supernumerary phantom limbs. It also emphasizes the theoretical importance of this condition for understanding the neurological mechanisms subserving the experience of having a body.

scholarly journals Supernumerary phantom limb as a rare symptom of epileptic seizures-case report and literature review

Epilepsia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. e97-e100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alban Millonig ◽  
Thomas Bodner ◽  
Eveline Donnemiller ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Iris Unterberger
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Rare Symptom

scholarly journals Supernumerary phantom limb in a patient with basal ganglia hemorrhage - a case report and review of the literature

BMC Neurology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang-Rai Kim ◽  
Jee-young Han ◽  
Young Ho Park ◽  
Beom Joon Kim ◽  
Wookjin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage

Lumbar ganglion chemical sympathectomy in phantom limb pain—case report

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
J. Grzesiak ◽  
J. Les ◽  
M. Baranski ◽  
W. Gdowski ◽  
R. Bak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Phantom Limb Pain ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Chemical Sympathectomy ◽  
Limb Pain

Spinal Cord Stimulation in The Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain: A Case Report and Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Rupesh Raut ◽  
Shahzad Shams ◽  
Muddassar Rasheed ◽  
Azam Niaz ◽  
Waqas Mehdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Phantom Limb Pain ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Limb Pain

scholarly journals ‘It’s All Done With Mirrors’: V.S. Ramachandran and the Material Culture of Phantom Limb Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Guenther
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Mirror Neurons ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Mirror Therapy ◽  
Brain Sciences ◽  
Mirror Box ◽  
Mind And Brain ◽  
Dualistic Ontology ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Phantom Limbs

This article examines the material culture of neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran’s research into phantom limbs. In the 1990s Ramachandran used a ‘mirror box’ to ‘resurrect’ phantom limbs and thus to treat the pain that often accompanied them. The experimental success of his mirror therapy led Ramachandran to see mirrors as a useful model of brain function, a tendency that explains his attraction to work on ‘mirror neurons’. I argue that Ramachandran’s fascination with and repeated appeal to the mirror can be explained by the way it allowed him to confront a perennial problem in the mind and brain sciences, that of the relationship between a supposedly immaterial mind and a material brain. By producing what Ramachandran called a ‘virtual reality’, relating in varied and complex ways to the material world, the mirror reproduced a form of psycho-physical parallelism and dualistic ontology, while conforming to the materialist norms of neuroscience today.

scholarly journals Brachial Plexus Block in Phantom Limb Pain: A Case Report

Pain Medicine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1649-1654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Preißler ◽  
Caroline Dietrich ◽  
Winfried Meissner ◽  
Ralph Huonker ◽  
Gunther O. Hofmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brachial Plexus ◽  
Brachial Plexus Block ◽  
Phantom Limb Pain ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Limb Pain ◽  
Plexus Block
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